Nixon White House Tapes › Tape 524 › Conversation 524-012

Nixon with unidentified visitors in the Oval Office on Ronald L. Ziegler

Thursday, June 17, 1971 · 10:47 AM–10:58 AM ET · Oval Office · 6 sec

ParticipantsNixon, Richard M. (President); [Unknown person(s)]Conversation524-012 on Tape 524 (tape position 01:15:52–01:16:49)StartThursday, June 17, 1971 at 10:47 AMEndThursday, June 17, 1971 at 10:58 AMRecording deviceOval OfficeSourceNixon Library record for 524-012 ↗

AI Summary

President Nixon held a brief meeting in the Oval Office with an unidentified individual. The primary purpose of the encounter was for the President to request the presence of Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler. No further substantive policy matters were recorded during this brief exchange.

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NARA Description

On June 17, 1971, President Richard M. Nixon and unknown person(s) met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:47 am and 10:58 am. The Oval Office taping system captured this recording, which is known as Conversation 524-012 of the White House Tapes.

Nixon Library Finding Aid

Conversation No. 524-12

Date: June 17, 1971
Time: Unknown between 10:47 am and 10:58 am
Location: Oval Office

The President talked with an unknown person.

     Request for Ronald L. Ziegler

[End of conversation]

Also recorded on June 17, 1971

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  • 524-007 9:55 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 9:55 am and 9:58 am.
  • 524-008 9:58 AM · 25 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, unknown person(s), and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 9:58 am to 10:34 am.
  • 524-009 10:34 AM · 1 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Stephen B. Bull, and Manolo Sanchez met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 10:34 am and 10:39 am.
  • 524-011 10:39 AM · 9 min — President Richard M. Nixon, Lucy A. Winchester, and Stephen B. Bull met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:39 am to 10:47 am.
  • 524-013 10:58 AM · 5 min — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House from 10:58 am to 11:00 am.
  • 524-014 11:06 AM · 2 sec — President Richard M. Nixon and Ronald L. Ziegler met in the Oval Office of the White House at an unknown time between 11:06 am and 11:15 am.
  • 524-015 11:15 AM · 48 min — President Richard M. Nixon, H. R. ("Bob") Haldeman, Ronald L. Ziegler, Stephen B. Bull, Donald McI. Kendall, and Henry A. Kissinger met in the Oval Office of the White House from 11:15 am to 12:03 pm.

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Cite this conversation

Conversation 524-012, June 17, 1971. White House Tapes, Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum, National Archives. Audio and AI transcript via Easy Nixon, https://www.easynixon.org/tapes/524-012 (accessed October 23, 2026).